The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-08
Miscellaneous Matters.

Ex.Congressman Frank Hurd earns
$25, 900 to $40, 900 per annum pract:cing
law.
The business Of the United States land
office in the city Of Fargo for November
was the heaviest transacted in any
as follows: Sales OF public lands, 12,457
acres, SIS, 1927; 81 pre-emptions. $62; 81
homesteads. 1898 acres, $619; II final
proof homesteads, $500; timber culture
entries 6, 800 acres, $72S; two final proof
timber culture. So; fees for reducing testi.
mony to writing, $109 total receipts 500.
434.
Congressman Lind will winter at the Ma
tional. Congressman Wilson and family
are still at the Arlington, but will secure
apartments for the winter. Congressman
Nelson is preparing to take his old rooms
at 7O5 Fourteenth street, where Conklins
formerly lived. Delegate Clifford and fam.
lily have gone back to their old quarters,
HOB G street.
President Cleveland has pardoned Ruger
Clawson, convicted of polygamy and un-
lawful cohabitation and sentenced in Nov
omber, 1884, to three years and six
months imprisonment in the Utah peni.
Tertiary and to pay fine OF $500.
Miss Abigail Dodge (Gail Hamiltan) sail.
ed at New York for Havre recently. She
goes to Europe to join her relatives, James
G. Blaine, and family. She will remain
with them until spring.
The bankers interested in the reorgaui.
! cation OF the Wisconsin Central company
express confidence in the success OF the
scheme.
The postmaster general has ordered that
the free press delivery mail service be ex.
tended to the following named postoffices
on January l, 1888: Appleton, Wis,
Fargo, Dak.. Ashland, Wis, Mankato,
MINI.
Judge Kelly OF Pennsylvania, who was
taking a survey of tho new members, says
that it is not possible for the revenue re.
formers to force tariff reduction this win.
ter.
Charles Hannibal Adams is the name of
the young man put on trial for forgery
before Judge Williamson at Chicago. Ad-
ANS is said to be q member of the distin-
guished Massachusetts family of that
name, nephew of Hannibal Hamln OF
Maine. and a nephew also of Hon. Charles
F. Adams OF Boston.
The general court martial appointed by
Brig. Gen. Miles to meet at Fort Bayard,
N. NJ, for the trial of First Lieut.. Charles
6. Ayres, Tonth cavalry, for "conduct un.
bee oming an officer and a gentleman, which
consisted OF using profane and insulting
language to, and threatening to shoot
Lieut.. H. s. Whipple, Tenth cavalry, tho
post quartermaster, in disagreement
about the condition OF his quarters, found
the accused not guilty Of the charge, but
guilty of conduct to the prejudice Of good
fenced him Ito be suspended from rank for
the period OF six months and to be con-
fined to the limits Of the post where he
may be stationed for the PERIOD"
At South Pennington. Mass., II. H. Bill
ings d Co., stove goods manufacturers,
suffered $55, 900 loss by fire; insurance,
$50, 900.
Thomas Nephew accidentally shot and
killed q young man at Burberry, a station
twelve miles south OF Superior. Wis.
Further evidence shows that ten miles
were laid in single day from one end on
the Central Pacific, being the fastest time.
The officials of the department of state
are at loss to account for the feeling that
appears to have arisen in Mexico as re-
suit OF the discussion of the Cutting case.
Reconnaissance Sparks says his OK.
perience in the general land office cost him
SIC, 1000 more than his salary of 81, 900
year.
A letter received in Washington from
Don NJ. Dickinson says: II have disposed
OF my household goods; shall be in Wash!
ington soon" This seems to remove
all doubt as to Dickinson's entering tho
cabinet.
At Fargo Judge Mcconnell granted a
temporary Injunction against the sale OF
the locomotives seized by Treasurer Ray.
mond in consequence OF the non. payment
OF the gross earnings tax by the Northern
Pacific railroad. The railroad company
gave bonds in the sum OF $4,000.
At Lincoln, Neb., Henry Beers, the
young German who shot and killed Au.
gusta Seiifert in August last because she
refused to marry him, was sentenced to
be hanged on April Is.
But three dollars OF the coinage OF 1904
arc known to be in existence. Two are &C.
counted for and tho other one il missing.
The value OF this missing coin accordina
to the last pumismatic circular j. $500,